---
title: SurrealDB Agent Knowledge
sidebarTitle: SurrealDB
---

## Setup

```shell
docker run --rm \
  --pull always \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  surrealdb/surrealdb:latest \
  start \
  --user root \
  --pass root
```

or 

```shell
./cookbook/scripts/run_surrealdb.sh
```

## Example

```python agent_with_knowledge.py
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.knowledge.embedder.openai import OpenAIEmbedder
from agno.knowledge.knowledge import Knowledge
from agno.vectordb.surrealdb import SurrealDb
from surrealdb import Surreal

# SurrealDB connection parameters
SURREALDB_URL = "ws://localhost:8000"
SURREALDB_USER = "root"
SURREALDB_PASSWORD = "root"
SURREALDB_NAMESPACE = "test"
SURREALDB_DATABASE = "test"

# Create a client
client = Surreal(url=SURREALDB_URL)
client.signin({"username": SURREALDB_USER, "password": SURREALDB_PASSWORD})
client.use(namespace=SURREALDB_NAMESPACE, database=SURREALDB_DATABASE)

surrealdb = SurrealDb(
    client=client,
    collection="recipes",  # Collection name for storing documents
    efc=150,  # HNSW construction time/accuracy trade-off
    m=12,  # HNSW max number of connections per element
    search_ef=40,  # HNSW search time/accuracy trade-off
)


def sync_demo():
    """Demonstrate synchronous usage of SurrealDb"""
    knowledge_base = Knowledge(
        vector_db=surrealdb,
        embedder=OpenAIEmbedder(),
    )

    # Load data synchronously
    knowledge_base.add_content(
        url="https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/recipes/ThaiRecipes.pdf"
    )

    # Create agent and query synchronously
    agent = Agent(knowledge=knowledge_base)
    agent.print_response(
        "What are the 3 categories of Thai SELECT is given to restaurants overseas?",
        markdown=True,
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Run synchronous demo
    print("Running synchronous demo...")
    sync_demo()
```
    
<Card title="Async Support ⚡">
  <div className="mt-2">
    <p>
      SurrealDB also supports asynchronous operations, enabling concurrency and leading to better performance.
    </p>
    
    ```python async_surrealdb_db.py
    import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.knowledge.embedder.openai import OpenAIEmbedder
from agno.knowledge.knowledge import Knowledge
from agno.vectordb.surrealdb import SurrealDb
from surrealdb import AsyncSurreal

# SurrealDB connection parameters
SURREALDB_URL = "ws://localhost:8000"
SURREALDB_USER = "root"
SURREALDB_PASSWORD = "root"
SURREALDB_NAMESPACE = "test"
SURREALDB_DATABASE = "test"

# Create a client
client = AsyncSurreal(url=SURREALDB_URL)

surrealdb = SurrealDb(
    async_client=client,
    collection="recipes",  # Collection name for storing documents
    efc=150,  # HNSW construction time/accuracy trade-off
    m=12,  # HNSW max number of connections per element
    search_ef=40,  # HNSW search time/accuracy trade-off
)


async def async_demo():
    """Demonstrate asynchronous usage of SurrealDb"""

    await client.signin({"username": SURREALDB_USER, "password": SURREALDB_PASSWORD})
    await client.use(namespace=SURREALDB_NAMESPACE, database=SURREALDB_DATABASE)

    knowledge_base = Knowledge(
        vector_db=surrealdb,
        embedder=OpenAIEmbedder(),
    )

    await knowledge_base.add_content_async(
        url="https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/recipes/ThaiRecipes.pdf"
    )

    agent = Agent(knowledge=knowledge_base)
    await agent.aprint_response(
        "What are the 3 categories of Thai SELECT is given to restaurants overseas?",
        markdown=True,
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Run asynchronous demo
    print("\nRunning asynchronous demo...")
    asyncio.run(async_demo())
    ```
    
    <Tip className="mt-4">
      Using <code>aload()</code> and <code>aprint_response()</code> with asyncio provides non-blocking operations, making your application more responsive under load.
    </Tip>
  </div>
</Card>     

## SurrealDB Params

<Snippet file="vectordb_surrealdb_params.mdx" />

## Developer Resources

- View [Cookbook (Sync)](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/knowledge/vector_db/surrealdb/surreal_db.py)
- View [Cookbook (Async)](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/knowledge/vector_db/surrealdb/async_surreal_db.py)